First Telegraph Lines Parallel B O Road Baltimore to Washington
The telegraph rise linked with American railways from Morse’s 1843 line along the B and O to today’s vast network. The Baltimore to Washington line proved the method, with early instruments, insulators, and the first message in 1844. Western Union now operates thousands of offices sending over 200 million telegrams yearly.
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Baltimore
Washington
United States
Samuel F
Morse
Baltimore and Ohio
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore-Washington
American Railroad Journal and Mechanics Magazine
Congress
Alfredee
Ezra Rnéll
Cornell University
Carnell
Annie G. Ellsworth
United States Commissioner of Patents
Senate
Stage Set for Trial of Fall and Sinclair Oil Case
Government aims to prove Sinclair and associates formed a dummy oil firm with profits diverted to liberty bonds. $230,500 allegedly reached Fall via his son in law in exchange for Teapot Dome lease. Defense disputes link. two key witnesses avoid testifying abroad. Civil victories bolster government stance as criminal case proceeds. If US stamps used in a year, they would stretch 250,000 miles.
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Sinclair
Liberty
Fall
Continental Trading Company
Canada
James E. O'Neill
H. M. Blackmer
Europe
Pomerene
Roberts
United States
Oakland All American Six and Pontiac Six Debut Here
Oakland Motor Car company announces Jacobson and Nispel as Oakland Pontiac dealers for the all American six and Pontiac six. The article details design, engineering improvements, and features from engine to chassis, plus showroom invitation and price range from 745 to 1265 dollars fob factory. The two lines aim to gain rapid local acceptance and underscore General Motors backing.
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Oakland Motor Car Company
General Motos
Jacobson & Nispel
Oakland
Oakland Engineers
Fisher
General Motors
Pontiac
Farm Fortunes Outpace Federal Aid Says Nebraskans
A Nebraskan observer argues farmers prosper through thrift and enterprise rather than reliance on Congress. He notes that self-reliant farmers will see bank balances rise as crops are marketed, while political propaganda about federal aid is unlikely to yield much help. He quotes Shelton Clane praising self-help over waiting for legislation.
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Congress
Nebraska Sons and Daughters
Shelton Clane
Sale of Nebraska farms rising with higher prices
Iowa treasurers report a more active farm land market with price increases over last year. Several officials cite sales per acre in ranges from $70s to $250, noting both normal and forced sales and noting tripling federal land bank foreclosures selling now. Nearby South Dakota and Nebraska show rising land values, while Hallowe en bazaars and church events appear in the same notice.
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Iowa
Hrelan
William J. Lewis
John A. Rhoads
Rudd
D. W. Thomas
Randolph
W. F. Moore
Guthrie Center
O. B. Evenson
Sheldon
W. G. Heikens
Spencer
A.S. Scott
Bloomfield
South Dakota
Nebraska
F. S. McCaffree
Scottsbluff
J. W. Holmdrake
Oakland
Broken Bow
Willis Cadwell
C. Smrha
Milligan
W. A. Refshauge
York
Emil Benson
Wahoo
M. L. Hanke
Butte
Federal Land Bank
Tornadoes Cause Deadly Damage in U S Statistics
The report notes about a hundred tornadoes per year in the United States with around 250 fatalities and property losses near eight million dollars. It also describes an English flower show exhibit featuring a rose whose color shifts from pale yellow to deep red as temperatures influence bud opening.
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United States
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Sinclair Oil
Hallowe’en
St. Martha’s Guild of the Episcopal Church
THE
Florsheim Shoe
Florsheim
Greenlees
Abe
DTP
Enna Jettick
Marge Bolton
McCorman
Craa
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